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How to Dunk a Doughnut

Using Science in Everyday Life

par Dr Len Fisher ...

Len Fisher is a finalist for the prestigious Global Challenges New Shape prize.Fun, quirky popular science from the winner of an IgNobel Prize for achievements that cannot or should not be reproduced.Science is all around us. In this brilliant, entertaining book, Len Fisher provides scientific answers to familiar questions such as how to boil the perfect egg, how to catch a ball, the physics of ... En savoir plus

$4.99 CAD

Len Fisher is a finalist for the prestigious Global Challenges New Shape prize.Fun, quirky popular science from the winner of an IgNobel Prize for achievements that cannot or should not be reproduced.Science is all around us. In this brilliant, entertaining book, Len Fisher provides scientific answers to familiar questions such as how to boil the perfect egg, how to catch a ball, the physics of
... En savoir plus
Linked

How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life

par Albert-László Barabási ...

The best-selling guide to network science, the revolutionary field that reveals the deep links between all forms of human social lifeA cocktail party. A terrorist cell. Ancient bacteria. An international conglomerate. All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. In Linked, Albert-László Barabási, the nation's foremost expert in the new science of networks, takes us ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $17.99 CAD Maintenant $2.99 CAD

The best-selling guide to network science, the revolutionary field that reveals the deep links between all forms of human social lifeA cocktail party. A terrorist cell. Ancient bacteria. An international conglomerate. All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. In Linked, Albert-László Barabási, the nation's foremost expert in the new science of networks, takes us
... En savoir plus
Algorithms to Live By

The Computer Science of Human Decisions

par Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths ...

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What
... En savoir plus
What If? 10th Anniversary Edition

Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

par Randall Munroe ...

A special 10th anniversary edition of the million-copy bestseller What If? from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd—revised and annotated with brand-new illustrations and answers to the most absurd hypothetical questions you never thought to ask.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

A special 10th anniversary edition of the million-copy bestseller What If? from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd—revised and annotated with brand-new illustrations and answers to the most absurd hypothetical questions you never thought to ask.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can
... En savoir plus
La thermodynamique

Théorie phénoménologique

par Jacques Tillieu, Paul Angoulvent ...

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine. ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.
... En savoir plus
The Fly in the Ointment

70 Fascinating Commentaries on the Science of Everyday Life

par Dr. Joe Schwarcz ...

Dr. Joe Schwarcz breaks down the fascinating chemistry all around us in this intriguing look at everyday scienceFrom pesticides and environmental estrogens to lipsticks and garlic, the science that surrounds us can be mystifying. Why do some people drill holes in their heads for “enlightenment”? How did a small chemical error nearly convict the unfortunate Patricia Stallings for murdering her son? ... En savoir plus

$7.82 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Dr. Joe Schwarcz breaks down the fascinating chemistry all around us in this intriguing look at everyday scienceFrom pesticides and environmental estrogens to lipsticks and garlic, the science that surrounds us can be mystifying. Why do some people drill holes in their heads for “enlightenment”? How did a small chemical error nearly convict the unfortunate Patricia Stallings for murdering her son?
... En savoir plus
Voyager dans le temps

La physique moderne et la temporalité

par Marc Lachièze-Rey ...

Collections series Science ouverte
L’idée de voyage temporel est l’une des plus séduisantes que nous propose la littérature, de science-fiction en particulier. Mais l’examen de ses évocations révèle bien vite contradictions, incohérences, paradoxes… Peut-on tenter, à la lumière des acquis de la science contemporaine, de réfléchir à ce que seraient des voyages dans le temps et d’évaluer leur possibilité effective ?Cet ouvrage nous ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

L’idée de voyage temporel est l’une des plus séduisantes que nous propose la littérature, de science-fiction en particulier. Mais l’examen de ses évocations révèle bien vite contradictions, incohérences, paradoxes… Peut-on tenter, à la lumière des acquis de la science contemporaine, de réfléchir à ce que seraient des voyages dans le temps et d’évaluer leur possibilité effective ?Cet ouvrage nous
... En savoir plus
Physics of the Impossible

A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation,and Time Travel

par Michio Kaku ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Inspired by the fantastic worlds of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Back to the Future, the renowned theoretical physicist and national bestselling author of The God Equation takes an informed, serious, and often surprising look at what our current understanding of the universe's physical laws may permit in the near and distant future.Teleportation, time machines, force fields, and ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Inspired by the fantastic worlds of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Back to the Future, the renowned theoretical physicist and national bestselling author of The God Equation takes an informed, serious, and often surprising look at what our current understanding of the universe's physical laws may permit in the near and distant future.Teleportation, time machines, force fields, and
... En savoir plus
Genome

The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

par Matt Ridley ...

"Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability." — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped. ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

"Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability." — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped.
... En savoir plus
Loonshots

How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries

par Safi Bahcall ...

* Instant WSJ bestseller* Translated into 18 languages* #1 Most Recommended Book of the year (Bloomberg annual survey of CEOs and entrepreneurs)* An Amazon, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes, Inc., Newsweek, S****trategy + Business, Tech Crunch, Washington Post Best Business Book of the year* Recommended by Bill Gates, Daniel Kahneman, Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, Sid ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

* Instant WSJ bestseller* Translated into 18 languages* #1 Most Recommended Book of the year (Bloomberg annual survey of CEOs and entrepreneurs)* An Amazon, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes, Inc., Newsweek, S****trategy + Business, Tech Crunch, Washington Post Best Business Book of the year* Recommended by Bill Gates, Daniel Kahneman, Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, Sid
... En savoir plus
The Dancing Wu Li Masters

An Overview of the New Physics

par Gary Zukav ...

"The most exciting intellectual adventure I've been on since reading Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York TimesGary Zukav’s timeless, humorous, New York Times bestselling masterpiece, a touchstone for readers of science and spirituality, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, is arguably the most widely acclaimed introduction to quantum physics ever ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

"The most exciting intellectual adventure I've been on since reading Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York TimesGary Zukav’s timeless, humorous, New York Times bestselling masterpiece, a touchstone for readers of science and spirituality, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, is arguably the most widely acclaimed introduction to quantum physics ever
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Tesla

Man Out of Time

par Margaret Cheney ...

In this “informative and delightful” (American Scientist) biography, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of Nikola Tesla, one of the twentieth century’s greatest scientists and inventors.Called a madman by his enemies, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola Tesla was, without a doubt, a trailblazing inventor who created astonishing, sometimes world ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

In this “informative and delightful” (American Scientist) biography, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of Nikola Tesla, one of the twentieth century’s greatest scientists and inventors.Called a madman by his enemies, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola Tesla was, without a doubt, a trailblazing inventor who created astonishing, sometimes world
... En savoir plus
Napoleon's Buttons

par Penny Le Couteur, Jay Burreson ...

Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change
... En savoir plus
A Feast of Science

Intriguing Morsels from the Science of Everyday Life

par Dr. Joe Schwarcz ...

An entertaining and digestible volume that demystifies science, from the author of over a dozen bestselling popular science booksCrave answers? Dr. Joe Schwarcz demystifies the chemistry of everyday life, serving up practical knowledge to both inform and entertain. Guaranteed to satiate your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, A Feast of Science explains that “chemical” is ... En savoir plus

$12.23 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

An entertaining and digestible volume that demystifies science, from the author of over a dozen bestselling popular science booksCrave answers? Dr. Joe Schwarcz demystifies the chemistry of everyday life, serving up practical knowledge to both inform and entertain. Guaranteed to satiate your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, A Feast of Science explains that “chemical” is
... En savoir plus
The Book of Why

The New Science of Cause and Effect

par Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie ...

An argument for how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence.**"Illuminating." —**New York Times**"Extraordinary." —**Science Friday“Correlation is not causation.” This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, once led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, with causal analysis taking center stage in AI and other ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

An argument for how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence.**"Illuminating." —**New York Times**"Extraordinary." —**Science Friday“Correlation is not causation.” This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, once led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, with causal analysis taking center stage in AI and other
... En savoir plus
Soonish

Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything

par Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith ...

**The instant New York Times bestseller!A Wall Street Journal Best Science Book of the Year!A Popular Science Best Science Book of the Year!From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies -- from how to fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing**What will ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

**The instant New York Times bestseller!A Wall Street Journal Best Science Book of the Year!A Popular Science Best Science Book of the Year!From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies -- from how to fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing**What will
... En savoir plus
Sync

How Order Emerges from Chaos In the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life

par Steven H. Strogatz ...

"A wonderfully lucid and thoroughly entertaining story of the emerging science of synchrony." —Brian Greene, national bestselling author of The Elegant Universe , Professor of Physics and Mathematics, Columbia UniversityAt the heart of the universe is a steady, insistent beat, the sound of cycles in sync. Along the tidal rivers of Malaysia, thousands of fireflies congregate and flash in unison; ... En savoir plus

$17.27 CAD

"A wonderfully lucid and thoroughly entertaining story of the emerging science of synchrony." —Brian Greene, national bestselling author of The Elegant Universe , Professor of Physics and Mathematics, Columbia UniversityAt the heart of the universe is a steady, insistent beat, the sound of cycles in sync. Along the tidal rivers of Malaysia, thousands of fireflies congregate and flash in unison;
... En savoir plus
Ideas And Opinions

par Albert Einstein ...

A collection of insightful and thought provoking essays from one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth centuryA new edition of the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest days as a theoretical physicist to his death in 1955; from such subjects as relativity, nuclear war or peace ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $11.99 CAD

A collection of insightful and thought provoking essays from one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth centuryA new edition of the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest days as a theoretical physicist to his death in 1955; from such subjects as relativity, nuclear war or peace
... En savoir plus
Infectious

Pathogens and How We Fight Them

par Prof. John S. Tregoning ...

The human body is a marvel – but what happens when it comes under attack? A fascinating guide to why we get sick and how we get better.‘Lovely, warm, erudite and, above all, chatty.’ Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra Processed PeopleNature wants you dead.Not just you, but your children and everyone you have ever met and everyone they have ever met; in fact, everyone. It wants you to cough and ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

The human body is a marvel – but what happens when it comes under attack? A fascinating guide to why we get sick and how we get better.‘Lovely, warm, erudite and, above all, chatty.’ Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra Processed PeopleNature wants you dead.Not just you, but your children and everyone you have ever met and everyone they have ever met; in fact, everyone. It wants you to cough and
... En savoir plus
Don't Know Much About® the Universe

Everything You Need to Know About Outer Space but Never Learned

par Kenneth C. Davis ...

Collections Livre 16 - Don't Know Much About Series
Who dug those canals on Mars? What was the biblical Star of Bethlehem? Were the pyramids built by extraterrestrials?From the ancients who charted the heavens to Star Trek, The X-Files, and Apollo 13, outer space has intrigued people through the ages. Yet most of us look up at the night sky and feel totally in the dark when it comes to the basic facts about the universe.Kenneth C. Davis steps into ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Who dug those canals on Mars? What was the biblical Star of Bethlehem? Were the pyramids built by extraterrestrials?From the ancients who charted the heavens to Star Trek, The X-Files, and Apollo 13, outer space has intrigued people through the ages. Yet most of us look up at the night sky and feel totally in the dark when it comes to the basic facts about the universe.Kenneth C. Davis steps into
... En savoir plus
Chances Are . . .

Adventures in Probability

par Michael Kaplan, Ellen Kaplan ...

A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanitys struggle against randomnessOur lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling-reluctantly-for likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. Chances Are is the story ... En savoir plus

$6.99 CAD

A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanitys struggle against randomnessOur lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling-reluctantly-for likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. Chances Are is the story
... En savoir plus
The Flying Saucers are Real

par Donald Keyhoe ...

The Flying Saucers Are Real (1950); it sold over half a million copies in paperback. The author argued that the Air Force knew that flying saucers were extraterrestrial, but downplayed the reports to avoid public panic. In Keyhoe's view, the aliens — wherever their origins or intentions — did not seem hostile, and had likely been surveilling the earth for two hundred years or more, though Keyhoe ... En savoir plus

$3.68 CAD

The Flying Saucers Are Real (1950); it sold over half a million copies in paperback. The author argued that the Air Force knew that flying saucers were extraterrestrial, but downplayed the reports to avoid public panic. In Keyhoe's view, the aliens — wherever their origins or intentions — did not seem hostile, and had likely been surveilling the earth for two hundred years or more, though Keyhoe
... En savoir plus
Chemistry for Breakfast

The Amazing Science of Everyday Life

par Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim ...

FINALIST for the Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books“This book shows that chemistry is not just relevant to life; it’s really, really interesting.”—Foreword Reviews, STARRED reviewA perfect book for readers of The Physics of Everyday Things and Storm in a TeacupHave you ever wondered why your alarm clock sends you spiraling? Or how toothpaste works on your teeth? Why do cakes and cookies ... En savoir plus

$19.43 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

FINALIST for the Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books“This book shows that chemistry is not just relevant to life; it’s really, really interesting.”—Foreword Reviews, STARRED reviewA perfect book for readers of The Physics of Everyday Things and Storm in a TeacupHave you ever wondered why your alarm clock sends you spiraling? Or how toothpaste works on your teeth? Why do cakes and cookies
... En savoir plus
Engine Airflow HP1537

A Practical Guide to Airflow Theory, Parts Testing, Flow Bench Testing and Analyzing Data to Increase Performance for Any Street or Racing Engine

par Harold Bettes ...

This informative, fully illustrated handbook includes basic discussion on the science of engine airflow and relationships, how flowbenches work, testing individual engine components, how to analyze the data, calibration issues, intake and exhaust tuning, engine formulas, and putting it all together for maximum performance. ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $20.99 CAD Maintenant $5.99 CAD

This informative, fully illustrated handbook includes basic discussion on the science of engine airflow and relationships, how flowbenches work, testing individual engine components, how to analyze the data, calibration issues, intake and exhaust tuning, engine formulas, and putting it all together for maximum performance.
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